Jay McShann

American blues, jazz, and swing bandleader, pianist and singer (1916–2006)

Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: United States
Active from: 1916
Active to: 2006

Discography

McShann's Piano1967
The Band That Jumps The Blues!1973
The Man From Muskogee1973
The Early Bird Charlie Parker (1941-1943)1974
Vine Street Boogie1974
Crazy Legs & Friday Strut1977
Kansas City Hustle1978
The Last of the Blue Devils1978
The Big Apple Bash1979
Tuxedo Junction1980

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Listeners: 68,103
Total plays: 280,451

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James Columbus (Jay or Hootie) McShann (January 12, 1916 – December 7, 2006) was an American blues and swing pianist, bandleader, and singer. McShann was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and began working as a professional musician in 1931, performing around Tulsa, Oklahoma and neighboring Arkansas. He moved to Kansas City, Missouri in 1936, and set up his own big band, which featured Charlie Parker (from 1937 to 1942), Bernard Anderson, Ben Webster and Walter Brown. <a href="https://www.last.fm/mus

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